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diff --git a/Documentation/drivers/smmstore.md b/Documentation/drivers/smmstore.md index 53bac4dc9e..70827477df 100644 --- a/Documentation/drivers/smmstore.md +++ b/Documentation/drivers/smmstore.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ storage driver. ## SMMSTORE -SMMSTORE is a SMM mediated driver to read from, write to and erase a +SMMSTORE is a [SMM] mediated driver to read from, write to and erase a predefined region in flash. It can be enabled by setting `CONFIG_SMMSTORE=y` in menuconfig. @@ -117,7 +117,18 @@ INPUT: - `val`: pointer to the value data - `valsize`: size of the value data +#### Security + +Pointers provided by the payload or OS are checked to not overlap with the SMM. +That protects the SMM handler from being manipulated. + +*However there's no validation done on the source or destination pointing to +DRAM. A malicious application that is able to issue SMIs could extract arbitrary +data or modify the currently running kernel.* + ## External links * [A Tour Beyond BIOS Implementing UEFI Authenticated Variables in SMM with EDKI](https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/cf/ea/a_tour_beyond_bios_implementing_uefi_authenticated_variables_in_smm_with_edkii.pdf) Note, this differs significantly from coreboot's implementation. + +[SMM]: ../security/smm.md |